TODAY’S VERSE: John 1:42 And he brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which, when translated, is Peter). In prep school we recently taught a special lesson from a homework assignment given to the students. They were asked to read John 1 and come […]
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TODAY’S VERSE: Hebrews 3:1 Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, who share in the heavenly calling, fix your thoughts on Jesus, whom we acknowledge as our apostle and high priest. We just finished our study on the book of Jonah in prep school. As we read the last chapter, we saw that Jonah was, at the time
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TODAY’S VERSE: James 2:1 My brothers and sisters, believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ must not show favoritismAs we continue our study on the book of Jonah, we learn that Jonah failed, in large part, due to his sin of partiality. Do you know what that word means? Partiality is to show favoritism for one
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TODAY’S VERSE:1 John 3:20 If our hearts condemn us, we know that God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything.In prep school we asked this question; is there anything that God doesn’t see, hear, or know from the past, present, or future? Today’s verse answers the question; God knows everything. God knew you before
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TODAY’S VERSE: Galatians 6:7 Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap. As we continue our study on the book of Jonah in prep school, we learned about the ripple effect of both positive and negative decisions. Do you know what that phrase means? A ripple
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TODAY’S VERSES: Romans 14:7-9 For none of us lives for ourselves alone, and none of us dies for ourselves alone. If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord. For this very reason, Christ died and returned
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TODAY’S VERSE: John 14:15 If you love me, you will keep my commandments. We have just started a series on Jonah in prep school. As we begin reading the book of Jonah, one of the first things we are told is that God gave him a command to go somewhere and he disobeyed. Where did God
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And He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up; and as was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath, and stood up to read. And the book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. And He opened the book and found the place where it was written, “THE SPIRIT OF
Little Sammy’s eyes look up from his bowl of Cheerios as his dad, his hero, shuffles into the kitchen with a nod and a sudden burst of speed towards the coffee maker. If the kitchen floor were carpeted, Sammy assumes in his mind that it’d have a path worn out in it by now. His
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“Atticus says you can choose your friends but you sho’ can’t choose your family, an’ they’re still kin to you no matter whether you acknowledge ’em or not, and it makes you look right silly when you don’t.” — Jem Finch, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Whether you agree with His choices or
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